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.H. D. SMALLEY.

Portable Fence.

N0. 77 544. Patented May 5,1868.

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' Letters Patent v... 77,544, dated May '5, 1868.

IMPROVEMElllT IN PORTABLE-FENCE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

7 Be it known that I, H. D. SimpIiEr, of New Baltimore, in the county of Stark, and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Portable Fences; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of my invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forniingapart of this specification, and to theletters of reference marked thereon,-o.f which dnawings Figure 1 is a side view of my improved-fence.

Figure 2 is a plan of the same. i

Figure 3 is a side view of brace antlsill, taken separate from fence-panels.

Figured is a sectional view of fen-cc. I

Figures 5 are detail views showing mode of forming corners.

The nature of my invention consists inithe peculiar arrangement of fence-panels, brace, andsill in such a. manner as that the brace serves both to hold the panels in an upright position, and, at the same time, to bind the two adjacent panels of the'fence together, by which means I produce a cheap fence, which can readily be put up or taken down, or from which'a panel can easilybc taken out, to allow a passage through the fenec,and which is very firm and strong, so as to withstand any ordinary pressure from cattle or wind.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction.

The panels of my fence are made of'boards or rails,fA, 13,0, D, which are secured to the battens, G G, by

nails in an ordinary manner. Ajrail, B, which is next to the top rail, is extended at one end of the panel, as

shown at H, the object of which will hereinafter appear. I

The sills, E E, are of wood or other suitable material, and have the slots, f, cut in their upper face, of a width equal to the thickness of two panels at the battens, as shown in figs. 2 and 3.

The brace, F, is an ordin aryboard, of any suitable width, and has thenotches dand a cut in it, as seen in fig. 3. i v

To unite andset up any two panels of m fence,they are set on to the sill E in sucha way that the rails A B, G D shall come together, andtheQbattens G G be on the outside, and on the sill E, and in notclif.

.The brace F is then put in the position shown in fig. 4,'ancl' a nail, a, driven through it into the sill E, when the fence is in position and ready for use.

It is readily seen that the brace F, binding over the projection H of the rail B' of one panel, and under'the next rail above, A, of the other panel, will firmly unite the two panels; and that from the relations sustained by the two panels, brace, and sill, that said panels will be firmly held in an upright position.

' When a corner is to be made with this fence, the. lower rails, D and D of the corner panels are extended, and the notches It and k are cut in them, as shown in figs, 5. I

The panels are then put into the position shown in fig. 1 and 2, the brace F is put in position shown, and nails a and b are driven through said brace into the rails D and C, when the corner is complete.

A sill, E, is set under the end of one of the corner panels to keep the fence from the ground.

. Having thus fully described my improved fence, I do not claim as my invention the panels, sills, or braces taken separately, nor any of the projecting rails, nor any'of the notches shown in'any of said parts; :but

What I do'claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl The peculiar arrangement and combination of the panel A D with projecting rails D the panels AD with projecting rail D, and the braces F with notches d and e, the several parts being arranged in the manner andfor the purpose specified.

As'evidence that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

H. D. SMALLEY. Witnesses: JOHN W. TAYLOR,

ABNER TAYLon. 

